Comments on: Driving around Dumaguete, Negros Oriental http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/05/26/driving-around-dumaguete-negros-oriental/ Life is what you make it! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Rodel Perlas http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/05/26/driving-around-dumaguete-negros-oriental/comment-page-1/#comment-45995 Rodel Perlas Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:54:16 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=1030#comment-45995 Thanks for featuring my country Philippines.... =D> Thanks for featuring my country Philippines…. =D>

]]> By: Chris http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/05/26/driving-around-dumaguete-negros-oriental/comment-page-1/#comment-45716 Chris Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:45:58 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=1030#comment-45716 <strong>Al</strong>, thanks for the tips for Dumaguete, <a href="http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/06/09/siquijor-island-let-its-magic-enchant-you/" rel="nofollow">Siquijor</a> and Negros. I'm currently on Leyte, driving an old Tricycle around the main islands of the Philippines. Surely will come back to Dumaguete sooner or later. ;-) Al, thanks for the tips for Dumaguete, Siquijor and Negros. I’m currently on Leyte, driving an old Tricycle around the main islands of the Philippines. Surely will come back to Dumaguete sooner or later.

]]> By: Al http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/05/26/driving-around-dumaguete-negros-oriental/comment-page-1/#comment-45711 Al Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:09:59 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=1030#comment-45711 Hey Chris, You found the nice destination Dumaguete and it's neigbouring islands. Lots of places to explore and being to other places in asia, I am pretty sure you will easily adapt and enjoy your trip in Dumaguete. If you want to explore more around Negros you can email me back as I a have a nephew who lives in Piapi that can also accompany you or suggest some of your trips. We have a cottage in Antulang (Siaton- another town past Zamboanguita) with a quite beach and white sand..yes white sand and you can explore your snorkelling and scuba diving skills if your into it as the corals are still intact. There is a caretaker out there that can help you out as well for you and your friends needs. You can stay there for free in the cottage. Let me know if interested and I will forward the contact number and the exact location of the place. By the way if you go to Siquijor bring lots of garlic. I went there once 3 years ago and enjoy it. Longing to go back to Dumaguete as I am in Canada for the moment. Cheers, Al Hey Chris,

You found the nice destination Dumaguete and it’s neigbouring islands. Lots of places to explore and being to other places in asia, I am pretty sure you will easily adapt and enjoy your trip in Dumaguete. If you want to explore more around Negros you can email me back as I a have a nephew who lives in Piapi that can also accompany you or suggest some of your trips. We have a cottage in Antulang (Siaton- another town past Zamboanguita) with a quite beach and white sand..yes white sand and you can explore your snorkelling and scuba diving skills if your into it as the corals are still intact. There is a caretaker out there that can help you out as well for you and your friends needs. You can stay there for free in the cottage. Let me know if interested and I will forward the contact number and the exact location of the place. By the way if you go to Siquijor bring lots of garlic. I went there once 3 years ago and enjoy it. Longing to go back to Dumaguete as I am in Canada for the moment.

Cheers,

Al

]]> By: Chris http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/05/26/driving-around-dumaguete-negros-oriental/comment-page-1/#comment-45378 Chris Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:13:06 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=1030#comment-45378 I agree with you completely, <strong>Neal Minosa</strong>. For me <a href="http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/05/20/manila-oh-manila/" rel="nofollow">Manila</a> is not just another metropolis, the vibes here are different. But I can understand people also who complain about the hectic, chaos and pollution. It's probably said a million times, but the people in the Philippines are some of the warmest, most friendly and life-loving creatures on this planet and it always fills me with joy and brings a smile on my face interacting with Filipinos. You simply can't be grumpy or moody when chatting with a upbeat and Pinoy/Pinay who just makes your day simply being hospitable, genuinely curious and nice to you. :D I agree with you completely, Neal Minosa. For me Manila is not just another metropolis, the vibes here are different. But I can understand people also who complain about the hectic, chaos and pollution.

It’s probably said a million times, but the people in the Philippines are some of the warmest, most friendly and life-loving creatures on this planet and it always fills me with joy and brings a smile on my face interacting with Filipinos. You simply can’t be grumpy or moody when chatting with a upbeat and Pinoy/Pinay who just makes your day simply being hospitable, genuinely curious and nice to you.

]]> By: Neal Minosa http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/05/26/driving-around-dumaguete-negros-oriental/comment-page-1/#comment-45371 Neal Minosa Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:13:01 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=1030#comment-45371 :-B Manila is an under-rated city. I hope objective and well-traveled people like you will help her come out of obscurity. Thank you for the kind words you have about our city, our country, and our people. You will notice that here in the Philippines, we have the culture of inclusivity, which is rooted in our global soul. Though things may seem strange here yet there will always be that hint of familiarity and belonging. Kudos, and welcome home, Chris! =D> Manila is an under-rated city. I hope objective and well-traveled people like you will help her come out of obscurity. Thank you for the kind words you have about our city, our country, and our people. You will notice that here in the Philippines, we have the culture of inclusivity, which is rooted in our global soul. Though things may seem strange here yet there will always be that hint of familiarity and belonging. Kudos, and welcome home, Chris! =D>

]]> By: Chris http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/05/26/driving-around-dumaguete-negros-oriental/comment-page-1/#comment-45357 Chris Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:00:24 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=1030#comment-45357 <strong>Dodong</strong>, thanks a lot! It's really just a lovely scenery here, so the pictures turned out good. :D Will go probably to Siquihor island over the weekend, as the paperwork for our bike/tricycle will take a few more days.....how I love bureaucracy! :-/ ;-) Dodong, thanks a lot! It’s really just a lovely scenery here, so the pictures turned out good.

Will go probably to Siquihor island over the weekend, as the paperwork for our bike/tricycle will take a few more days…..how I love bureaucracy!

]]> By: dodong flores http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/05/26/driving-around-dumaguete-negros-oriental/comment-page-1/#comment-45352 dodong flores Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:32:53 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=1030#comment-45352 Hi, Chris! you sure is having great experience there in Dumaguete. I like your photos, too! They're awesome. I'll come back here for more updates of your travel experience in my country Philippines... Hi, Chris!
you sure is having great experience there in Dumaguete. I like your photos, too! They’re awesome. I’ll come back here for more updates of your travel experience in my country Philippines…

]]> By: Chris http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/05/26/driving-around-dumaguete-negros-oriental/comment-page-1/#comment-45344 Chris Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:10:36 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=1030#comment-45344 <strong>Johnny Five</strong>, great you are back! Yup, the Visa issues is much easier here in the RP than in Indonesia. But both countries definitely have something going for them. You could also check for flights into Manila (instead of Cebu), as the necessary domestic connecting flights are mainly much cheaper from Manila or go via Manila anyway. :) You seem to have a lot of knowledge about NOS, I never got around getting to know anything about it, so I'm still perfectly happy with Scooter speed or comparable, hehe! The quality of bikes here is definitely worse than in Indonesia or Thailand, but better than India. The prices seem somewhat higher here also. And they sell plenty of Chinese brands of bikes I've never heard of in my life before. They say, that also the big brands like Honda, Yamaha or else are only assembled in the Philippines from Chinese parts. Let's see how that'll work out for us. So far we are concentrating on some 125cc or 150cc used Honda as the workhorse for our sidecar. A few people warned me already, that a sidecar drives completely different than a bike only, but I'm convinced that I can figure it out over time and very carefully. After all - my grandpa was a racing champion for sidecars back in East Germany, ha! Regarding comparisons between Goa and RP, I will definitely do something like that, although we have to get around some more first. Goa is now behind us - having been there only 6 months; this is probably easier for us, than for Jill after all those years. We can feel though, how hard it must be for you guys, to let go and focus on someplace else, after all those changes in Goa. Some Filipinos may be no angels either, but in general they are some of the friendliest people on this planet, still treat foreigners with respect, always have a smile on their face, still know how to enjoy life and are generally an easy bunch to be around and be with. You will definitely notice the difference! Hope to see ya soon! ;-) Johnny Five, great you are back!

Yup, the Visa issues is much easier here in the RP than in Indonesia. But both countries definitely have something going for them.

You could also check for flights into Manila (instead of Cebu), as the necessary domestic connecting flights are mainly much cheaper from Manila or go via Manila anyway.

You seem to have a lot of knowledge about NOS, I never got around getting to know anything about it, so I’m still perfectly happy with Scooter speed or comparable, hehe! The quality of bikes here is definitely worse than in Indonesia or Thailand, but better than India. The prices seem somewhat higher here also. And they sell plenty of Chinese brands of bikes I’ve never heard of in my life before. They say, that also the big brands like Honda, Yamaha or else are only assembled in the Philippines from Chinese parts. Let’s see how that’ll work out for us. So far we are concentrating on some 125cc or 150cc used Honda as the workhorse for our sidecar. A few people warned me already, that a sidecar drives completely different than a bike only, but I’m convinced that I can figure it out over time and very carefully. After all – my grandpa was a racing champion for sidecars back in East Germany, ha!

Regarding comparisons between Goa and RP, I will definitely do something like that, although we have to get around some more first.

Goa is now behind us – having been there only 6 months; this is probably easier for us, than for Jill after all those years. We can feel though, how hard it must be for you guys, to let go and focus on someplace else, after all those changes in Goa. Some Filipinos may be no angels either, but in general they are some of the friendliest people on this planet, still treat foreigners with respect, always have a smile on their face, still know how to enjoy life and are generally an easy bunch to be around and be with.

You will definitely notice the difference! Hope to see ya soon!

]]> By: Johnny Five http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/05/26/driving-around-dumaguete-negros-oriental/comment-page-1/#comment-45341 Johnny Five Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:43:48 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=1030#comment-45341 Hi Guys Found your site again so am now following your progress with interest. Was served in Matalan yesterday by a girl from Cebu. Went back over your "Leaving Bali" thread yesterday too. I think the visa situation would put me right off as I still have four years to go till 60 and a retirement visa. May still visit though. Am really set on Philippines and still thinking of two destinations for November so maybe Malaysia is back in the frame. Checked flights from Bombay to manila, leave mid Nov, return early Jan and getting £450 return, but for KL getting £300! So maybe do that and then fly on to RPI? And maybe get a budget local flight direct to Cebu? As far as visas are concerned Malaysia seems best, closely followed by RPI. After goa anywhere will seem clean and civilised. Any chance of some comparisons (on your site or by email) between Goa and RPI? My Gilera Runner 200 is going very well now that I have sorted it. Just before I got back I bought from a friend a nitrous oxide injection kit for it, double the power at the push of a button! Cost new was £600 but got it for £100 delivered as he was broke (his offer!). Front wheel in the air all the time when that is fitted. Also have a little cheap kit for my Activa in Goa, as you may guess, I'm a bit of a NOS fanatic. What are the scooters like in RPI and what are you riding? I like the idea of a motorcycle and sidecar but be very careful as the correct riding style is very strange and many people crash them. You always have to think hard before accelerating or braking before a corner as iether the bike will want to go round the sidecar or vice-versa. I tried one years ago and gave up......fitted a large trailer to the bike instead and it was much better, but no good for passengers. I'll say bye for now, Jill is safely back in Goa and has found that most of our neighbours are no longer talking to each other having fallen out during the three weeks she was away, and one of them, who is very friendly with us, has started throwing their garbage over our compound wall! The Goans really are lovely people, aren't they? Andrew Hi Guys
Found your site again so am now following your progress with interest. Was served in Matalan yesterday by a girl from Cebu.
Went back over your “Leaving Bali” thread yesterday too. I think the visa situation would put me right off as I still have four years to go till 60 and a retirement visa. May still visit though. Am really set on Philippines and still thinking of two destinations for November so maybe Malaysia is back in the frame. Checked flights from Bombay to manila, leave mid Nov, return early Jan and getting £450 return, but for KL getting £300! So maybe do that and then fly on to RPI? And maybe get a budget local flight direct to Cebu?
As far as visas are concerned Malaysia seems best, closely followed by RPI. After goa anywhere will seem clean and civilised. Any chance of some comparisons (on your site or by email) between Goa and RPI?
My Gilera Runner 200 is going very well now that I have sorted it. Just before I got back I bought from a friend a nitrous oxide injection kit for it, double the power at the push of a button! Cost new was £600 but got it for £100 delivered as he was broke (his offer!). Front wheel in the air all the time when that is fitted. Also have a little cheap kit for my Activa in Goa, as you may guess, I’m a bit of a NOS fanatic. What are the scooters like in RPI and what are you riding? I like the idea of a motorcycle and sidecar but be very careful as the correct riding style is very strange and many people crash them. You always have to think hard before accelerating or braking before a corner as iether the bike will want to go round the sidecar or vice-versa. I tried one years ago and gave up……fitted a large trailer to the bike instead and it was much better, but no good for passengers.
I’ll say bye for now, Jill is safely back in Goa and has found that most of our neighbours are no longer talking to each other having fallen out during the three weeks she was away, and one of them, who is very friendly with us, has started throwing their garbage over our compound wall! The Goans really are lovely people, aren’t they?
Andrew

]]> By: Chris http://www.nomad4ever.com/2009/05/26/driving-around-dumaguete-negros-oriental/comment-page-1/#comment-45290 Chris Wed, 27 May 2009 11:18:17 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/?p=1030#comment-45290 <strong>Patrice</strong>, yep, the area around Dumaguete is really beautiful. What nice nature! We like it a lot! <strong>Tom</strong>, not that much yet. Still way to go. Seems like we will also change our plans before arriving completely. It looks more and more like we will rather simply buy a tricycle to roam around Negros than just settling for a couple of months in one location (like Dumaguete). We did that before in Goa/India and missed out quite a lot of the surrounding sights. But the good news - that way we will probably make it much faster to Bayawan to visit you guys! ;-) Patrice, yep, the area around Dumaguete is really beautiful. What nice nature! We like it a lot!

Tom, not that much yet. Still way to go. Seems like we will also change our plans before arriving completely. It looks more and more like we will rather simply buy a tricycle to roam around Negros than just settling for a couple of months in one location (like Dumaguete). We did that before in Goa/India and missed out quite a lot of the surrounding sights. But the good news – that way we will probably make it much faster to Bayawan to visit you guys!

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